The Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation in the near future are planned negotiations on air links with Tajikistan – TASS

MOSCOW, November 4th. /TASS/. Negotiations on air links with Tajikistan in the near future is not planned. This was announced on Friday, the TASS representative of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation.

“In the near future negotiations on Tajikistan is not planned”, – said the representative of the Ministry of transport.

Earlier, the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation confirmed TASS that Russia plans to stop flights to Tajikistan from the 8th of November, if the authorities of the Republic will not change its position on the airport Zhukovsky. As explained in Department, the Tajik authorities refuse to receive flights of the Russian companies from Zhukovsky, as it is referred to the airport of the Moscow aviation hub (UIA), while according to the legislation of the Russian Federation Zhukovsky added to Ramenskom aviation hub (Moscow region). International flights of UIA are subject to bilateral agreements, which mean equal terms of transport between countries, have added in Russian the Ministry.

on Thursday, the counselor of the Embassy of Tajikistan in Russia Sarvar bakhti TASS reported that the Tajik side considers it necessary to conclude a new agreement on air communication with Russia and proposes to conduct 24 of November in Dushanbe a meeting of stakeholders.

currently, regular flights from Russia to Tajikistan is carried out from 15 cities of the Russian Federation, most flights have at the airports. In Russia planes fly from the four airports in Tajikistan: Dushanbe (in 13 cities of the Russian Federation), Khujand (in 15 cities of Russia) and Kurgan-Tyube, and Kulyab (only in Moscow).

flights between the two countries have met Tajik airlines Tajik Air and Somon Air, as well as Russian carriers: Ural airlines, “Russia”, “Siberia” (S7), UTair. In August 2016, the Federal air transport Agency has granted permission for flights to Dushanbe from Moscow airport in Zhukovsky airlines “VIM-Avia”, “Yamal” and “Ural airlines”, but a counter-resolution on flights from Zhukovsky from the Tajik side has been received.

Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of transport of Tajikistan announced its intention to cooperate with the Russian authorities. “Henceforth, Tajik aviation authorities will cooperate with the Russian aviation authorities”, – stated in the Department of civil aviation Ministry of transport of Tajikistan.

As noted by the Ministry of transport, in accordance with the Agreement between Tajikistan and Russia “On air of September 12, 1997″, of the four airports of the Republic – Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulyab and Kurgan-Tyube – every week are 56 flights in Russia. 35 of them – are the flights of Russian air carriers, and 21 local. “The Tajik side to flying Russian airlines has no claims, but on the contrary in this sphere always maintains the priority and no deviation during the period of cohabitation did not occur”, – stated in the message.